Minutes - 11/12/1996 - Library Commission0
MINUTES OF THE
OAK BROOK LIBRARY COMMISSION
November 12, 1996
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by commissioner Roberta
Petz.
Present: Commissioners Roberta Petz, Barbara Benezra and Anthony
Ingrisano
Also Present: Howard Trier
Librarian Ruth Martin, Trustee Gerald McInerney
Doings Newspaper Reporter Kate Harrigan
Daily Herald Newspaper Reporter Bridgette McCoy
Suburban Life Newspaper Reporter Joan Rykal
The minutes of the September 10, 1996 meeting were approved as
submitted.
Roberta Petz announced that Joe Fullan had nominated Barbara Benezra for
a "Building A Prime World" award for her community service and she will
be awarded it this evening, Nov. 12. Bill Kurtis will present the award
at the Kohl's Childrens Museum but, Barbara will not attend the ceremony
as there is this Commission meeting and a Village Board meeting to
follow to discuss the future of the new Library.
Old Business
Advisory Referendum: Ruth Martin reported the following voting results:
52 % Yes and 48% No. She thanked the Oak Brook Library Association for
all their help with running an excellent campaign and all the groups and
individuals who supported the issue.
Trustee Al Savino sent a letter with five suggestions for the new
library to Roberta Petz. The Commissioners have prepared a written
response that will be distributed and read aloud at this evening's
Village Board meeting.
Library Foundation: Ruth Martin plans to help set up a private
foundation to support the Library as a 1997 objective. She will seek
information about foundations as well as copies of existing bylaws. She
will work with Dick Martens and the Commissioners and then present a
package to the Village Board. A goal of the Foundation will be to
pursue funding for the Library so as to eliminate stress on the Village
budget. The proposal will most likely set a "cap" on the amount of
money for the General Corporate Fund to supply for the Library's annual
budget with the balance eventually funded by the Foundation.
Director's Report: Ruth Martin sincerely and personally thanked the
Commissioners and the citizens of Oak Brook for their support since she
has been on the job.
The Library now has an opera display that is matched with the Lyric
season. The opera collection will continue to build and expand.
The travel collection will also continue to expand.
The Library recently received the Social Issues Resource CD ROM donated
by the Oak Brook Women's Club and it is already being heavily used.
The November display case features black and white photos, beginning in
1903 of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago. Oak Brook is the first
library to feature this exhibit.
New to the Library is the Dow Jones News Retrieval service which is a
tool used by the reference librarians.
Library statistics for this year are up from the third quarter of 1995.
The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 14, 1997, 6:00 p.m.
Lower Level Conference Room, Village Hall
Respectfully submitted,
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Barbara DeBellis Benezra
Commissioner